Buyer guide for UK and Irish chimney sweeps and stove installers
The Heating App is aimed at heating professionals and covers scheduling, contacts, invoicing, email confirmations and one SMS reminder 24 hours before an appointment. Sweep Certificates is focused on sweeps and installers who want flexible email, SMS and WhatsApp confirmations and reminders, plus quotes and accounting integrations.
The Heating App fits heating engineers who want scheduling and invoicing with a simple SMS reminder. Sweep Certificates is built around sweep certificates, warning notices and flexible email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders with quotes and accounting sync.
This table is based on publicly listed positioning and the features Sweep Certificates provides today. Always check the competitor's current website before making a final decision.
| Area | Sweep Certificates | The Heating App |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Chimney sweeps and stove installers | Heating engineers and heating-focused businesses |
| Monthly price | £18.50/month Standard or £24/month Premium | £25/month |
| Additional users | Premium includes 3 users in the base price | £20/month per additional sweep |
| Trade paperwork | Sweep certificates, warning notices and installer records | Broader heating-professional workflow |
| Confirmations | Email, SMS and WhatsApp confirmations | Email confirmations |
| Appointment reminders | Email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders, with as many reminders as you like on your own schedule | One SMS reminder 24 hours before the appointment |
| Annual sweep reminders | Reminders to book the next sweep on your schedule | Not positioned as an annual sweep reminder tool |
| Quotes | Quote creation and sending | Not offered |
| Invoices | Invoices and payment tracking | Invoicing supported |
| Accounting integrations | Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent | Not offered |
| WhatsApp Business | Meta Tech Provider integration, with messages paid directly to Meta | Not offered |
| Online booking | £10/month Premium add-on with sweep-aware scheduling | Check public feature list |
| Plan | Sweep Certificates | The Heating App |
|---|---|---|
| Base monthly | £18.50/month Standard | £25/month |
| Team pricing | £24/month Premium, 3 users included | £25/month plus £20/month per additional sweep |
| Annual billing | 12 months for the price of 11 | Check current site |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | Check current site |
| Quotes | Included | Not offered publicly |
Heating engineers who want a heating-business app with scheduling, invoicing, contacts, confirmations and a simple SMS reminder workflow.
UK and Irish chimney sweeps and stove installers who need certificates, warning notices, appliance history, flexible reminders, WhatsApp, quotes, invoices and accounting integrations.
The Heating App costs £25/month and charges £20/month per additional sweep. Sweep Certificates costs £18.50/month Standard or £24/month Premium, with three users included in the base Premium price and 12 months for the price of 11 annually. Pricing and features below are based on publicly listed information and may change. Check each provider's website before deciding.
Sweep Certificates is designed around the way small UK and Irish sweep and installer businesses work: unlimited jobs per month, trade-specific paperwork, automated reminders, quotes, invoices and accounting sync without a heavy setup project.
Choose The Heating App if your business is mainly heating engineering and one 24-hour SMS reminder is enough for your workflow.
Choose Sweep Certificates if you want email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders and confirmations on your own schedule, plus quotes and accounting integrations.
The Heating App suits heating engineers who want scheduling, contacts and invoicing with email confirmations and one SMS reminder 24 hours before an appointment. Sweep Certificates is built around sweep certificates, warning notices, flexible reminders and quotes for sweeps and stove installers.
The Heating App is £25/month plus £20/month per additional sweep. Sweep Certificates Standard is £18.50/month and Premium is £24/month with three users included, often cheaper for a small team. Check each provider's current pricing.
The Heating App is heating-focused rather than sweep-certificate focused. Sweep Certificates includes association and independent certificate templates, warning notices and appliance history built for UK and Irish sweeps.
The Heating App publicly offers email confirmations and one SMS reminder before appointments, not WhatsApp. Sweep Certificates is a Meta WhatsApp Business Tech Provider, with messages billed directly by Meta and no Sweep Certificates markup.
The Heating App supports invoicing but does not publicly offer quotes or Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent integrations. Sweep Certificates covers quotes, invoices, payment tracking and accounting sync in one workflow.
Sweep Certificates sends email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders to book the next annual sweep on your schedule. The Heating App offers a single SMS reminder 24 hours before an appointment, useful, but not the same as year-round rebooking prompts.
Try Sweep Certificates free and see how certificates, reminders, quotes, invoices and customer records fit together in one place.